Corner construction



April 13, 1954 J. CARISI 2,674,769

; CORNER CONSTRUCTION Filed May 27, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I N V EN TOR.fa /v 641F111 Patented Apr. 13, 1954 CORNER CONSTRUCTION John Carisi,St. Albans, N. Y., assignor of onehalf to Vincent J. Carisi, Great Neck,N. Y.

Application May 27, 1950, Serial No. 164,663

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to corner constructions and while not limitedthereto the same has particular reference to an improved cornerconstruction for an article of furniture.

The invention has in View a corner construction for articles offurniture such as cabinets, chairs, tables and the like which can beproduced at low cost by quantity production methods and which provides astrong durable corner support.

Another object of the invention is to provide a corner construction ofsaid character which includes a tubular corner member together withmeans for connecting the same with adjacent parts of the article offurniture so that the downward stress due to the weight of the articleof furniture is transmitted directly to the corner member without thenecessity of employing gussets, struts or cross braces.

Still another object of the invention is to provide novel means forsecurely fastening the corner member to the article of furniture.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a cornerconstruction which is pleasing in appearance, which can be readilyassembled and disassembled and which is eificient for its intendedpurpose.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, reference is now made tothe following specification and accompanying drawings in which thepreferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet provided with cornerconstructions embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view takenapproximately on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal sectional view takenapproximately on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view takenapproximately on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view taken approximately online 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken approximately online B-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan view of one of the cornerconstructions with the tubular member in section taken on line 'l---! ofFig. 2.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of a modified form of cornerconstruction embodying the invention.

In the drawings the invention is illustrated in 2 its application to acabinet indicated generally by the reference character A, but it is tobe understood that the corner construction may be utilized in anyarticle of furniture or other construction for connecting adjacent partsor walls together so as to provide a corner support therefor.

As illustrated, the cabinet A includes upper and lower rectangularframes 5 and 6 which are secured to tubular corner members 1 andtogether therewith make up the corner constructions. The rectangularframes 5 and 6 are of angulated formation in cross-section and arearranged with the horizontal flange 8 of the upper frame 5 extendinginwardly into overlying relation with the marginal portions of the topwall H] of the cabinet and with the horizontal flange 9 of the lowerframe 6 extending inwardly into underlying relation with the bottom wallH of the cabinet.

The top wall Ill and the bottom Wall II are secured to the horizontalflanges 8 and 9 of the upper and lower frames 5 and 5 respectively byscrews l2 or equivalent fastening means. The vertical flanges I3 and Mof the upper and lower frames 5 and 6 respectively extend into overlyingrelation with the upper and lower edge portions of the opposite sidewalls l5 and It, the rear wall I! and the front wall frame 18 of thcabinet. The said side and rear walls and front wall frame are securedto the vertical flanges l3 and I 4 of said frames respectively by screwsI9 or equivalent fastening means.

The upper frame 5 consists of oppositely disposed side bars 26 and 2|and front and rear bars 22 and 23, while the lower frame 6 consists ofopa positely disposed side bars 24 and 25 and front and rear bars 26 and21. The horizontal flanges 8 and 9 of the said bars are mitered at theirends with the mitered edges 28 of adjacent bars being disposed inabutting relation. The horizontal flanges are also out at their outerends to provide end edges 29 which are located in right angular relationwith the mitered edges 28. The vertical flanges I 3 and M of said barsare cut on vertical lines at their ends to provide vertical edges 30which are coincident at their upper ends with the ends of the edges 29of the bars respectively and provide openings 3! between the verticalflanges at the junctures of adjacent bars.

The tubular corner members I are of any preferred cross-sectionalconfiguration and have their walls cut away to provide upper and lowerrectangular shaped openings 33 and 34 in which the abutting ends ofadjacent bars of th upper and lower frames extend. In order to completethe formation of the corner constructions, corner elements 35 areprovided which are disposed against the inside faces of the verticalflanges at the juncture of adjacent bars of the upper and lower frames.The said corner elements are provided with threaded bosses 36 whichprotrude through the openings 3! into the hollow interior of the tubularcorner members 1 in alignment with openings 31 located diametrically ofthe rectangular openings 33 and 34. The bosses 36 are threadedly engagedby threaded studs 38 mounted for swivel turning movement in the openings3'! for tightening the threaded shanks of the studs 33 in the bosses 36so as to draw the corner elements 35 into impinging relation against theinside faces of the vertical flanges at the juncture of adjacent bars ofthe upper and lower frames 5 and 6. This corner construction provides aconvenient means for securely fastening the upper and lower frames 5 andB to the corner members 1 which permits of the ready assembling of theparts or disassembling thereof in the event that the cabinet is to beknocked down and which transmits the weight of the cabinet directly tothe corner members without the necessity of em ploying gussets, strutsor cross braces.

The tubular corner members i are closed at their upper ends by means ofcaps 40. The said caps each include an annular flange M which is splitas at 42 to permit of tight frictional engagement in the ends of saidcorner members and which is cut away as at 43 and 44 for accommodatingthe shanks of the studs 38 and the inwardly extending ends of adjacentbars of the upper flange 5.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 8 of thedrawings, one of the horizontally disposed walls such as the top wall itof an article of furniture is formed with depending flanges 41 and 48which are arranged in angular relation and spaced apart at theiradjacent ends. The said corner construction also includes a tubularcorner member 49 having a rectangular recess 5D- in the Wall thereof inwhich is fitted the adjacent end portions of the flanges 41 and 48together with a portion of the wall 46. A corner element 5| similar tothe corner element 35 in the previous form of the invention ispositioned against the inside faces of the flanges 41 and 48 and isengaged by a stud 52 similar to the stud 38 in the previous form of theinvention mounted for swivel turning movement in an opening in the wallof the tubular corner member 43 for drawing the corner element 5| intoimpinging relation against the inside faces of the flanges 41 and 48 tothereby securely fasten the parts of the corner construction together.

What is claimed is:

In a corner construction of the character described, a corner member oftubular formation having an opening in the wall thereof forming spacedvertical edges and upper and lower horizontal edges, angulated barshaving longitudinally and vertically disposed flanges, said bars havingtheir horizontal flanges mitered and the mitered edges arranged inabutting engagement, said bars terminating at their abutting edges inright angular relation and providing a space between the verticalflanges of said bars, said bars extending into said opening with thevertical flanges disposed against the vertical edges of said cornermember and supported on said lower horizontal edges thereof, a cornerelement arranged between the vertical flanges at the openingtherebetween, and a stud mounted for swivel turning movement in saidcorner member and threadedly engaging said corner element for tighteningthe vertical flanges of the bars against the vertical edges of theopening in the corner member.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 948,990 Conley Feb. 15, 910 1,631,? 18 Campbell Jun 7, 19272,210,697 Wilson Aug. 6, 1940

